[tor-bugs] #16222 [Tor Browser]: Review networking code for Firefox 38

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#16222: Review networking code for Firefox 38
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  mikeperry
  mikeperry              |     Status:  needs_review
         Type:  task     |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  ff38-esr, tbb-5.0a3-essential,
  Browser                |  TorBrowserTeam201506R, MikePerry201506,
   Resolution:           |  GeorgKoppen201506
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by gk):

 * keywords:  ff38-esr, tbb-5.0a3-essential, TorBrowserTeam201506R,
     MikePerry201506 =>
     ff38-esr, tbb-5.0a3-essential, TorBrowserTeam201506R, MikePerry201506,
     GeorgKoppen201506


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:4 mikeperry]:
 >  * The "Dashboard service" (./netwerk/base/Dashboard.cpp) can bypass
 proxy settings. What the hell is this thing? I don't see it being used
 anywhere else in the code...

 It is used for `about:networking`. See:
 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=783205 and
 https://wiki.mozilla.org/Necko/Dashboard. It used in
 https://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-
 esr38/source/toolkit/content/aboutNetworking.js. So, this is basically an
 internal API which I think is not harmful (although it might not be that
 useful for us) and we can keep.

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